FIRE. A CRUMBLIMG, CONDEMNED PARKING GARAGE STILL SITS IN DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE. IT'S A STORY WE FIRST INVESTIGATED IN FEBRUARY, BUT WHEN WISN 12 NEWS' HILLARY MINTZ CHECKED BACK IN ...WE LEARNED DEADLINES HAVE BEEN MISSED ALL WHILE YOU'RE TAX DOLLARS ARE ON THE LINE. CLOSED FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS...YET THE PARKING GARAGE AT 6TH AND WELLS STILL STANDS. NICK DESIATO JUST THE OTHER DAY WE HAD A COMPLAINT THERE WAS PEOPLE LIVING INSIDE OF IT, WE HAD DOORS UNLOCKED WE HAD A BROKEN WINDOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE FENCING WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CLIMBING OVER IT ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY NICK DESIATO SAYS THE COURT ORDERED TEXAS BASED OWNER T-TOW PROPERTIES TO SECURE THE PROPERTY, POST A ONE MILLION DOLLAR BOND TO COVER COSTS, THEN TEAR IT DOWN. SO FAR THE CITY SAYS T-TOW ISN'T COOPERATING AND DEMOLITION IS SET FOR AUGUST 1. NICK AT THIS POINT WE'RE A FEW WEEKS AWAY AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T PICKED UP THE PERMIT ITSELF T-TOW'S MILWAUKEE ATTORNEY, FRANK GIMBEL SAYS THEY HAVE A CONTRACTOR WHO CAN DO THE JOB FOR HALF THE COST. FRANK GIMBEL HOWEVER THERE ARE FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS ON MY CLIENT'S CAPACITY TO DO IN A METHOD AND MANNER AS SO FAR DIRECTED BY THE CITY CLIP 7446 STAND UP NOT ONLY IS THE OWNER CONTESTING THE DEMOLITION COSTS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO FIGHTING THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THAT'S EXPECTED ONCE THIS COMES DOWN FRANK GIMBEL AT THE END OF THE DAY MY CLIENT IS NOT GAINING ANYTHING BY NOT HAVING THIS BUILDING COME DOWN SOON, SO THE NOTION THAT MY CLIENT IS STALLING IS JUST BOLOGNA! NICK IT'S NOT A NEGOTIATION, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA SAY, LET'S MEET SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE, IT'S HERE THE LAW COMPLY WITH IT. BOTH SIDES SAY THEY HOPE PROGRESS WILL BE MADE SOON, SO THE SITE CAN BE SAFE AGAIN. IN MILWAUKEE, HILLARY MINTZ WISN 12NEWS. T-TOW HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY UNTIL THEY GET A PERMIT. THE OWNER ALSO HASN'T DECIDED WHAT WILL REPLACE THE PARKING GARAGE, BUT THEY HAVE NO PLACE